A techno-economic review of hydroprocessed renewable esters and fatty acids for jet fuel production

This work reviews HEFA fuel production, and estimates the gate price of fuel for several plant sizes and operating conditions. <br>While feedstock cost is the most signiﬁcant portion of fuel cost, facility size, ﬁnancing, and capacity utilization also inﬂuence production costs.

This is the final synthesis report of the SWAFEA European study on the feasibility and potential impacts of deploying alternative fuels in aviation. It presents the outcomes of the technical, environmental and economic assessements that were perfromed during the study.

This report presents the results of a study performed by E4Tech for the Committee on Climate Change (CCC), an independent body which provides advice to UK Government on defining and setting carbon budgets, and on wider climate change issues. The study assessed the potential for biofuels in aviation lobally, in terms of the potential uptake, and <br>associated greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions savings.

This Report sets out advice on the implications of the aviation target. It analyses the potential to reduce the carbon intensity of air travel through technological improvements in airframe and engine design, through operational efficiency improvements and through the use of sustainable biofuels.

The report «Sustainable Aviation Biofuel in Norway» has been commissioned by Avinor, SAS, Norwegian and The Federation of Norwegian Aviation Industries The report sets the stage for a new knowledge basis for production of sustainable biofuel for aviation in Norway. The goal has been to assess the possibilities for profitable and sustainable production of Jet A-1 in Norway within 2020-25. <br>The whole value chain has been considered, from cultivation and harvesting of feedstocks, processing and refining, to fuel delivered at the airport. <br>Full study documentation can be access on Avinor website&nbsp;&nbsp; (main report are in Norvegian)

2 million tons per year: A performing biofuels supply chain for EU aviation

The European Biofuel FlightPath initiative is targeting the use of 2 million ton sof sustainable biofuels in aviation by 2020. The report identifies the critical issues and proposes actions to address them in order to achieve the Biofuel FlightPath&#39;s&nbsp; objectives.

Australian feedstock and production capacity to produce sustainable aviation fuel

Qantas and Shell, with the support of the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (Arena), conducted a study to investigate the conditions under which an Australian-based SAF industry could be commercially feasible. <br>The project scope was specifically designed to review the <br>commercial and long-term viability of SAF, using certified refining technology and infrastructure in Australia.

This report was produced for Airbus from Future Farm Industries CRC’s Sustainable Mallee Jet Fuel project. <br>The Sustainable Mallee Jet Fuel project in south-western Australia assessed the environmental, social and economic <br>sustainability of a proposed value chain for the growing and conversion of mallee biomass to jet fuel at Perth Airport, <br>Western Australia. <br>The report is an interim sustainability assessment that shows that the production of mallee in Australia complies with the RSB standard.

The report was commissioned by Sustainable Aviation to assess the potential contribution of sustainable fuels to commercial aviation in the UK to 2030 and 2050 and to identify the main barriers to sustainable fuels contributing to the decarbonisation of the aviation industry. It shows that there is potential to reduce UK aviation’s carbon emission by 1.7 million tonnes per annum by 2030, and by 18% by 2050 through the uptake of sustainable aviation fuels.

This Sustainable Aviation Fuels Road-Map explores the opportunities for reducing UK aviation carbon emissions through the use of fuels from sustainable sources. The Road-Map identifies the opportunities that exist to progress sustainable fuels and offers proposals on the roles that industry and the UK government can play to realise this opportunity.

In the frame of the Farn to Fly initiative, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Airlines for America, Inc. (A4A), and the Boeing Company (Boeing) set a working Team to discuss actions that promote the commercial-scale production of sustainable feedstocks and the development of aviation biofuel production and distribution facilities. The Team’s discussions focused on existing statutory authority and areas that might require additional rulemaking, statutory, or funding changes. This report contains the FARM to FLY Working Team’s findings and recommendations.

GAO was asked to provide information on the progress and challenges to developing and using alternative jet fuels in the United States. This report examines (1) the role of the federal government in the development and use of alternative jet fuels and (2) key challenges to developing and using alternative jet fuels and actions that the federal government plans to or could take to help address those challenges.

This report synthesises the results and outcomes of the environmental impacts assessement of aviation alternative fuels that was performed in the frame of the SWAFEA European study on the feasibility of alternative fuels in aviation.

The Air Force is the largest user of jet fuel in the Department of Defense (DOD), consuming 2.4 billion gallons per year. For that reason the United States is paying more attention to alternative fuels. This article addresses how to evaluate whether a proposed biofuel is greener than the jet propellant 8 (JP-8) the Air Force currently uses. <br>

Benchmark of cane-derived renewable jet fuel against major sustainability standards

The study presented in the report was developed in order to understand the differences in the requirements of major sustainability standards for the production of biofuels and to understand the main challenges for their implementation in Brazil.

This document was developed by CAAFI Environment Team&nbsp; to provide some common ground for discussing the environmental sustainability challenges associated with the development, deployment, and use of alternative jet fuels.

With this 2014 Aviation Biofuel Sustainability Scorecard, the Natural Resources Defense Council rates progress by the industry and individual airlines on this front. <br>NRDC’s Aviation Biofuel Sustainability Scorecards evaluated airlines’ adoption of biofuels, focusing on the use of leading sustainability certification standards, participation in industry initiatives to promote sustainability certification, public commitments to sustainability certification in sourcing, and the monitoring and disclosure of important sustainability metrics.

The report from Ecofys, commissionned by IATA, assesses existing sustainability standards for biofuels and makes proposals that aviation industry could adopt as a first step towards achieving greater harmonisation between standards applied to biofuels in juridictions around the world.

The Netherlands Programme Sustainable Biomass by the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO.nl) has supported around 40 pioneering projects in biomass for several years. The report synthesises the experiences gathered from the 40 pilot projects and additional research, covering the following important areas: <br>- the availability of biomass resources; <br>- technologies and innovation in conversion; <br>- enhancing sustainable production of biomass for energy purposes; <br>- operationalization and use of sustainability criteria; <br>- creating a feasible business case; and <br>- next steps towards generating supply from sustainable biomass chains

This report was commissioned by IEA Bioenergy Task 39 with the goal of providing a background to the topic, an assessment of technical approaches being developed and an overview of anticipated challenges in large scale commercialization of so called “drop-in” biofuels.

This reports updates the initial study carried out by UNCTAD on the state of the biofuels markets, which was first published in 2006. In doing so, this 2013 update attempts to cover the main developments since 2006 in the biofuels sector, examining issues of production in key countries and regions, international trade, consumption trends, as well as evolving regulatory and political debates on this important theme.

The Renewable Identification Number System (RIN) and U.S. Biofuel Mandates

This paper presents the Renwable Identification Number (RIN) system which was created by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to facilitate compliance with the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) that sets annual mandates for renewable transporatation fuels introduced in commerce in the United States of America.

This document aims to provide guidance to organisations and projects involved in the production of biofuels and biomass for energy purposes to select a sustainability certification scheme. <br>The report provides in particular factsheets about 18 certifications schemes. <br>

Using a Life Cycle Assessment Approach to Estimate the Net Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Bioenergy

The report addresses the key methodological aspects of life cycle assessment (LCA) with respect to greenhouse gas (GHG) balances of bioenergy systems. It includes results via case studies, for some important bioenergy supply chains in comparison to fossil energy systems. <br>The purpose of the report is to produce an unbiased, authoritative statement aimed especially at practitioners, policy advisors, and policy makers.

The Biofuels Screening Toolkit was developed to assist in the evaluation of biofuels projects to assess the actual sustainability of the project under investigation. It aims to provide an initial screening tool for biofuel projects.